Metheny/Mehldau Quartet

Metheny Mehldau Quartet
Metheny Mehldau Quartet
Studio album by Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier
Released	March 13, 2007
Recorded	December 2005
Studio	Right Track Recording, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:14
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Brad Mehldau chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]

Metheny Mehldau Quartet is a jazz album by guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau, released in 2007 by Nonesuch Records.

Background[]

An earlier disc from the pair, Metheny Mehldau, was released in 2006 and contains mostly duet recordings with the exception of two tracks. On this album, however, Mehldau's two trio men, drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, are much more present, given the title of the album.

The tracks on Metheny Mehldau Quartet come from the same December 2005 recording sessions between Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau's Trio as the tracks on Metheny Mehldau.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Night Away"	Metheny, Mehldau	7:59
2.	"The Sound of Water"		3:53
3.	"Fear and Trembling"	Mehldau	6:56
4.	"Don't Wait"		7:08
5.	"Towards the Light"		8:10
6.	"Long Before"		6:57
7.	"En La Tierra Que No Olvida"		7:43
8.	"Santa Cruz Slacker"	Mehldau	6:09
9.	"Secret Beach"	Mehldau	9:07
10.	"Silent Movie"		6:03
11.	"Marta's Theme" (from "Passagio per il Paradiso")		2:31
Total length:			73:14

Personnel[]

Pat Metheny – guitar, 42-string Pikasso guitar (track 2), acoustic guitar (track 4), guitar synthesizer (tracks 5 and 9)
Brad Mehldau – piano
Larry Grenadier – double bass
Jeff Ballard – drums

Note

Tracks 2, 4, 6, and 11 are Metheny and Mehldau duets.

References[]

^ "Quartet by Pat Metheny + Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ Jurek, Thom. Quartet - Pat Metheny at AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links[]

Pat Metheny.com: Metheny Mehldau Quartet Album information at Pat Metheny official website
Brad Mehldau.com: Metheny Mehldau Quartet Album information at Brad Mehldau official website
All About Jazz Review of Metheny Mehldau Quartet

[1] "Quartet by Pat Metheny + Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[2] Jurek, Thom. Quartet - Pat Metheny at AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Studio albums	Consenting Adults (1994) Introducing Brad Mehldau (1995) The Art of the Trio Volume One (1996) Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (1996) Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three (1998) Elegiac Cycle (1999) Places (2000) Largo (2002) Anything Goes (2002) House on Hill (2005) Day Is Done (2005) Metheny Mehldau Metheny/Mehldau Quartet (2005) Love Sublime (2006) Highway Rider (2009) Love Songs (2010) Modern Music (2010) Ode (2011) Where Do You Start (2011) Mehliana: Taming the Dragon (2014) Blues and Ballads (2014) Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (2016) After Bach (2017) Seymour Reads the Constitution! (2018) Finding Gabriel (2018) Suite: April 2020 (2020)
Live albums	New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 (1993) New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 (1993) When I Fall in Love (1993) Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two (1997) Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (1999) Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 (2000) Live in Tokyo (2003) Brad Mehldau Trio Live (2006) Live in Marciac (2006) Long Ago and Far Away (2007) Nearness (2011) 10 Years Solo Live (2014)
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